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Ky-52 over West Fork of Back Creek

Garrard County, Kentucky · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Ky-52 over West Fork of Back Creek in Garrard County, Kentucky, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 17 of the 67 inventoried bridges in Garrard County rated good (25.4%); 4 (6.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 257 ft
Location	4.8 Mi East of Jct. US 27
NBI structure number	040B00040N
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kentucky department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-27 over Kentucky River & Co Rd	1974	10,429	Fair
US-27 over KENTUCKY RIVER & CO	1972	10,429	Fair
Ky-52 over East Fork of Back Creek	2004	4,350	Good
Ky 52 over Ky 21 and Paint Lick CR	2016	3,511	Good
Ky-52 over Paint Lick Creek	1948	3,381	Fair
Ky-954 over White Lick Creek	1952	1,994	Fair